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4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
*** On-Chip Serial ATA Setting ***
On-Chip Serial ATA [Auto]
SATA Mode IDE
Serial ATA Port0 Mode SATA0 master
Serial ATA Port1 Mode SATA1 master
SATA Configuration
Item Specific Help
[Disabled]: Disable
SATA Controller.
[Auto]: Auto-arrange
the BIOS.
[Combined Mode]: PATA
and SATA are combined.
Max. of 2 IDE drives
on each channel.
[Enhanced Mode]:
Enable both SATA and
PATA. Max. of 6 IDE
drives are supported.
[SATA Only]: SATA is
opeating in legacy
mode.
Select Menu
ECP Mode Use DMA [3]
Allows you to select the ECP mode. This item becomes configurable only
if the Parallel Port Mode is set to [ECP] or [ECP+EPP]. Configuration
options: [1] [3]
SATA Configuration
**On-Chip Serial ATA Setting
On-chip Serial ATA [Auto]
This item allows you to configure your serial ATA devices if present.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [Combined Mode] [Enhanced
Mode] [SATA Only]
a. Setting to [Auto] allows BIOS to automatically configure the SATA
devices.
b. Setting to [Combined Mode] allows you to install parallel ATA and
serial ATA devices at the same time. You may install two IDE devices
on any of the parallel ATA channels, and one IDE device on each
serial ATA channel for a maximum of four devices.
The items SATA Mode, Serial ATA Port0 Mode, and Serial ATA Port1
Mode are configurable only when the On-Chip Serial ATA item is set to
either Combined Mode, Enhanced Mode, or SATA Only.